Metallic railway tie or sleeper



(No Model.)

0. B. MAONEAL METALLIG RAILWAY TIEOR SLEEPER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES B. MA NEAL, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE'OR SLEEPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 503,054, dated .Aiigust8, 1893.

Application filed April 29,1893. Serial No. 472,433. (llo model.)

To all whom) it mag concern.

Be it known that 1, CHARLES B. MAONEAL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMetallic Railway Ties or Sleepers; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The object of my invention is to impart increased facility in theadjustment of the track rails, and simplicity and cheapness in theconstruction of railway ties or sleepers of the character described inLetters Patent granted to me on the 20th day of September, 1892, No.482,967. I attain this object by combining end pieces having uppersurfaces provided with projecting ribbed overhanging braces to engagethe outer flange of a rail and their bodies having a penetrable invertedT shaped slot, with a cross piece of an inverted T shaped cross section,the ends of which are received into the slots, and protrude through theend pieces. The said cross piece is provided with offsets, a substantialdistance from its ends, to engage the inner flange of the rail and isfurnished with holes, contiguous to its ends adapted to receive a key orpin to con meet the cross piece and end pieces together, and at the sametime lock the track rails securely in place at the proper gage withoutthe use of bolts or nuts. The upper surfaces of the end pieces maybefurnished with rabbets to receive felt, wood or other suitable materialas rests for the bottoms of the track rails.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved railwaytie or sleeper. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the end piece B, and Fig. 3 isa side view of the same. Fig. dis an end view of the end piece B,showing the inverted T shaped slot B and the projecting ribs B of theoverhanging brace piece B. Fig. 5 shows the securing key D furnishedwith holes d to receive the split pin d.

A is the cross piece.

A is the olfset at each end of the cross piece A, adapted to engage theinner flange of the track rail X. p

' A is the protruding end of the cross piece A.

B are the end pieces, which are provided with inverted T shaped slots BB is the ribbed overhanging braceupon the upper surface of the end pieceB, adapted to engage the outer flange of the track rails X.

B are the projecting ribs of the overhanging brace piece B of the endpiece B.

X are the track rails, resting on the flat upper surface of the endpieces B B. The upper surfaces of the pieces B B may be formed withrabbets to receive rests C of felt, wood or other suitable material.

D is the securing key adapted to fit into the hole D at the end of thecross piece A.

' d are holes in the key D, adapted to receive the split pin d to keepthe key D in place.

When the parts are put together, the track rail X. is clamped betweenthe ribbed brace B of the end piece on its outer side and the offset Aof the cross piece A on its inner side, the parts 13' and A' fittingsnugly over the outer and inner flanges of the rail respectively. Thetrack rail is thus firmly clamped in place. The key D is driven into thehole D and the parts are securely locked together and the rail securedat the proper gage Without the use of bolts and nuts.

Having described my invention, I claim and .desire to secure by LettersPatent 1. In a metallic railway tie or sleeper the combination of endportions having overhanging projecting ribbed braces upon their uppersurfaces, with a cross piece of an inverted T shaped cross sectionadapted for connection at its ends with the end portions, as specified.

2. In a metallic railway tie or sleeper the combination of end portionshaving projecting ribbed overhanging braces upon their upper surfaces,an inverted T shaped slot through their bodies with a connectinginverted T shapedcross piece having ofisets a substantial distance fromits ends adapted to engage the inner flange of a rail, as specified.

3. In a metallic railway tie or sleeper the combination of the endportions having their bodies provided with a penetrable inverted Tshaped slot, with the connecting inverted T shaped cross section adaptedat its ends to fit into and protrude through the slots of the endportions and provided contiguous to its ends with a hole adapted toreceive a key or pin to secure the end portions and cross piece togetheras specified.

4. In a metallic railway tie or sleeper, the combination of the rails,the inverted T shaped slotted end portions, the inverted T shaped crosssection, with a pin or key to secure the end portions and cross piecetogether and 10 lock the rails in place at the proper gage, asspecified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. MACNEAL. Witnesses:

EDWIN (J. BRYAN, GEO. W. REED.

